Cattle-guard



1.1. PEARSON.

CATTLE GUARD- APPLICATION mso MAY 12. 1913.

1,149,854. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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Q5736? fiwz/eiziw/ Z'dwaraifimrakm E.J.PEAHSON.

CATTLE GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12. 1913.

Pa'pnted Aug. 10, 1915.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD PEARSON, OF ST. LOUISJMISSOURI.

CATTLE-GUARD.

Application haematite, 1913. Serial Nd. 7e7,oos.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known-that I, EDW'ARD PnA RsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing n the city of St. Louis and State of Missournhave invented newand useful Improvements in Cattle-Guards,,of which the following IS aspecification. v i This inve' tion relates to improvementsm that type ofcattle guard. in vwhich a series of inclined boards are secured to thecross ties between and oneither side of the rails whereby to causethefoot of an animal placed on any one of, said boards to 'slide over thesame and downward into the space hetween the cross ties, the discomfortand pain causedby the bending and scraplng of the animals leg inducing.it to withdraw j its foqt fSO that it will be deterred inthi's mannerfrom. attempting to walk upon the tracks, s r I In devices of this kindwith which I am familiar the inclined boards extend beyond both sides ofthe cross ties thereby making it possible tor-the hoof of the animal tobe caught between the edges of the two boards and render it impossiblefor the'animal 'to withdraw its foot. Such result has occurred inactual, practice,

It is an object of the pr provide a cattle I guard which of theadvantage-sot the. cattle guard of the type alluc l ed tto but whichshall e free from the disadyanta ge ofthe liability'to' entrapthe-footof the animal,

'4 It is, a further object of the inventionto provide a cattle guard'inwhich an inclined face of the cross tie shall cooperate with inclinedboards or metal plates; foot of an animal and wedge against theprojecting edge of board or 'plate on the s n l ve fii shall retain alla adjacent tie whereby to cause such discomfort and pain to 4 it fromattempting to proceedfarther along the cattle guard. I

A still further object of'the invention is to provide an improved guardrail which 7 and the construction alluded tois ob ectionable forthatreason.

to deflect the Patented AugI IO 1915.

hereinafter described and set forth in the claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings Figure is a plan view of a cattleguard-constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2 is across sectionalview thereof 'taken on a 'line at right angles to the rails; Fig. 3 is acentral longitudinal sectional View} a portion of one" of the guardrailsbeing shown in elevation; Fig. L isa broken'view' in elevation showingaportionof one of the guard rails Fig. 5 isa cross sectional- 'view -onan enlarged scale through a*crosstie"illustrating modification; and Fig.6 is a similar view llustrating a' diiferent manner of sup'port- I n thecross tie showniinFig. Iiefe rring"now to'the d-ifaw-1ngs,"the-nu- 1indicates the rails, 'an'd- 2-the usual ICI'OSS'U s embedded in the. road b ed -for supporting said cattle guard which are of ties 2, 'as shown;and "each of jivhi'ch "cross mi-rs; At the place where-the -ties is;provided on its rearside With-an "inclinedpo'rtion 45 extendin -"fromnear the bottom to'the top of-said tie. Fachof the cross'ties 3 isfurther "provided throughout serve asfseats'for receiving the boa'rds-6has an end-portionffi which projects forwardly beyond the'side -of v thecross-tie,

In practice the cross ties 3 i may be of suf- 'ficient depth" to beembeddedin theiball'ast of the road bed and 'the inclin'ed portiona maybe formed by cutting away a portion of the side of the cross tie.This'is' clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. In certain cases, however, inorder to utilize material on hand,

the animal as will'deter will coiiperate in acting as a deterrent for ananimal attempting to pass over the cattle guard, and which will also actto brace the cross ties and maintain them intheir proper or where crossties of the"r e'quisite depth are not readily obtainable, I; may employcross ties 90f aless thickness and provide a supplemental su port 10,;ex't nding 1on 'gitudinally of the cross tie; and which is adapted to beembedded in the road bed. I may also employ a separate block 11 which issecured to the side of the cross tie 9 and provided with an inclinedportion 12 corresponding to the incline-4. In this constructionthe-supplemental support 10 will be of sufliciently greater width thanthe cross tie 9 to support the block 11, as shown in Fig. 5. In eitherconstruction the boards 6 are is located I employ cross-ties 3 v greatefflepth than {the 'c'ross' its length jivith inclined recesses; 5jw'hichas by means of spikes 7.

secured din position in the 'inannervprejviously dcscrihedT' Certainweights of"'1'ails are higher than others; and when the height of therail is such that the upper'edge-of the projecting portion 8 of theboards 6 ex-.

tends above the top thereof I cut off the upper portion of said board onan incline, as indfca-teli at -13 in Figs. 5 -and 6, so that the extremeupper edge of sa d board shall not project above the rail. Fig. 6the"sane QQnstruction is sho wng as ;1I1 ;'F1g. -5, .w 1th the exception thatthe cross t1e 9 and block ,lla e: SJIPPQWML a th nd is time 1 extending?i i-w ight x g e t the ros tie s e d f. ong tud na h r 1 w em' e l wbreqe h cros ties 3 I.. mp guard-rails 515: (provided; oil -their unders de 'irith ipeqesses 1' and havingv an upper sharp! edge 17, .fll herecesses. 16v are suitably spiiiieg 7 11 of the a d wh n two. -r en pf beyifl' Q,

a s own-J1 J ge 1 hre guaizd pile} wilt-1e :de e eqii y these ek iaihe't will serve to keep the QRQES ti-ps3, 1n-v proper efi em nt; 1134-pre en e We n th a d he1 421 1 1; s ar ge liiwil ii nt wine-1i firente ea fo tlie l iih 'een n.- epe 'e en Eanfl m 1- P1e S ,ee=9i= hmther 0 tBo rds; the l n the q -i ill mu e hex i -Sl de ifprwad to; bring he ege. 'apim I into'poii- "po on; 8510 e b ard 6 immedi t chant- H1!. rdu qIhraui-aix f c men here y pa i i s q 791m to. iil ii etli animal 1 m. rw iity K 915;

. hutl'in the iqyentit should. not do, soja'nd' con- "t n e uushingii fet dQ We' -d me h ,spaeehetween. two cross. ties thelat teinpt ezfind afirm t flip he ne ine de'ewf .l ;t e;croes iei prithe n l n d $1112.1 ofthe 5 a block 11, will throw thefootof the an, st l i rthes Q ed; and 5:a m t-" ithevanimal to progress by moving: the other wed -lo es i i m byt esharlp d o the PmiectiQnBL It i be t dyhqwave Et el the hoa ds-L6 d nt l r iec f yb d. th h iorwa-rd.side-ofthe-cross ties, and there is, t eef e, mt -n fie o et c r' hee. W d-r-avy al of the foot I of the animal.,fr0 ln .be-

tween the-boards q cross ties...

The inclinedmelnbersi the crosstiesasills, 7

apdg-gother parts, may constructed of wood, metal, reinforcedconcreteiJor-other suitable material, or any combination of difl'erentmaterials, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

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posit on on each of said cross ties,xeach of p i boards projecting'beyond'the from side the c iosstie and having its opposite end 1y gi'nsie'of aflanebounded by" the rear side offs-aid bio I i 13, AA cattleguard "comprisinga series-"of ,-ties,' each o'flwhichiss'u' ported on anem ddedjjtirnber"extending ongitudi niil ly lthereof .a' block having anlnclined 'face secured to tlie'rea'rsi'de of said-cross tie; and aserles of boa rds secured 1n an mchned posifl fi .gi -lard comprising ia series of es," e -1'1; l'of which Supported on an ddfed timber.extending iong'itudinally ifth Qfgtblgck Ii ving .aninclined face es- Hoff boards 'secilre'd in an inclined poo'n on each of said cross ties,-said cross a-n b loc'k'sl being recessed at intervals to fOIIfi' seatsfor said boardsfeach' of said ,hoards, projecting beyond'th-e' from"side of thfic" "tieand' havin its opposite end nside'of a slam boundedhythe rear l whereof; 1 have'herlinto set an n p reser 'celoftwoisubscribing 'wit-

